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Greenham Common: ‘The women were very brave’
Honorary CND vice-president BRUCE KENT speaks to Daniel Powell on the legacy of the peace movement and the Greenham Common era
Sue Lent with the late Mary Crofton at the end of the 1983 Star March to Greenham
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IN the last week of August this year, a 40th anniversary commemorative march began from Cardiff to the former site of Greenham Common airbase in Berkshire, marking the route taken in 1981 by Women for Life on Earth, against the placement of US nuclear missiles in Britain.
Peace camps established at the base became high profile in press and television reports, noted for their lasting resilience and activism.
A prominent figure in the peace movement at this time was Bruce Kent, now honorary vice-president of Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), having been its general secretary and chair during the peak of media spotlight on Greenham.
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